

They were going to a Buddy Holly tribute that Paul McCartney put together, and Clapton was in the familiar position of waiting while she tried on clothes. I am the master at complicating things that are actually fairly easy. Madison Square Garden - New York City 1999Įric Clapton is an in international guitarist, singer and songwriter renowned for his hits “Wonderful Tonight,” “Pretending,” “Call Me The Breeze,” “Forever Man,” “My Father’s Eyes,” “Change The World,” and “Layla.” He worked with artists like B.B. Songfacts®: A fixture at proms and weddings, Eric Clapton wrote 'Wonderful Tonight' in 1976 while waiting for his girlfriend (and future wife) Pattie to get ready for a night out. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight: Tabber: Jovan Rajapakse - I Dont Usually Do Tabs, But If I Did, Id Probably The Best Tabber In The World E-Mail: Dont be put off by the length of this tab. After the intensity and turmoil of Boyd’s relationship with both Clapton and Harrison, she had decided to stay with neither of them, marrying for the third time in 2015 a property developer named Rod Weston she’d known for a long time. His pain was always so apparent that every move he made seemed frozen for enternity. In 2007, Boyd published her autobiography Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Me. When he was in the process of writing it, one of his band mates came up to him on the.

Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. This would be among the handful of songs he wrote about Boyd. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Anyways, here is what my dad told me about this song: It was origninally written by Eric Clapton during his days with Cream. Clapton wrote You Look Wonderful Tonight as his girlfriend indecisively cycled through outfits. The live solo is spectacular, as is the man playing it.

One of his friends showed him an Arabian love story called Layla and Majnun which was about how this man fell in love with a woman he couldnt have and went crazy. Eric Claptons solo albums have tended to be so evenhanded and laconic that they often seem interchangeable. This song is a great song, and it is what prompted me to start playing guitar. It's time to go home now and I've got an aching head,So I give her the car keys and she helps me to bed.And then I tell her, as I turn out the light,I say, "My darling, you were wonderful tonight.Oh my darling, you were wonderful tonight.Watch the official live video for Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton from In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua. Eric clapton wrote this about Patti when she was still married to George Harrison. I feel wonderful because I seeThe love light in your eyes.And the wonder of it allIs that you just don't realize how much I love you. We go to a party and everyone turns to seeThis beautiful lady that's walking around with me.And then she asks me, "Do you feel all right?"And I say, "Yes, I feel wonderful tonight."

It's late in the evening she's wondering what clothes to wear.She puts on her make-up and brushes her long blonde hair.And then she asks me, "Do I look all right?"And I say, "Yes, you look wonderful tonight." It shows how truly selfless he is and how capable he is of loving this woman and keeping her happy regardless of her beauty his love doesnt change but.
